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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-000605"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTT"
cik: "0001378140"
company_name: "Ocean Power Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T05:36:59.324104+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OPTT awarded PowerBuoy contract for US East Coast; sells WAM-V to Latin American mining customer

## Summary
- PowerBuoy contract awarded for immediate delivery in USA; deployed on East Coast with surface and subsurface sensors.
- WAM-V sold to new Latin American customer for onshore mining bathymetry surveys, expanding into new industry.
- Both contract and sale parties remain confidential; no financial terms disclosed.
- CEO cites growing PowerBuoy business and WAM-V adaptability for diverse missions and industries.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-000605
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTT
- cik: 0001378140
- company_name: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000164117225000605/0001641172-25-000605-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000164117225000605/form8-k.htm

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